Klisura

Bulgaria celebrates 147 years since the April Uprising. According to tradition, there will be reenactments of the April Uprising, which marked the beginning of the Bulgarian liberation movement, at the historical sites.

Throughout the night, the critical sections along the course of the Stryama River, which flooded 5 villages in Karlovo region, remained under observation. Heavy downpours, which poured more than 190 liters of water per square meter, led to the destruction of several bridges, dragged trees, cars and household items along their path.

There is no information about dead or injured people in the flood in Bogdan and Karavelovo. Such signals are being received but at the moment they have not been confirmed. This is what Commissioner Nikolay Nikolov, director of the General Directorate of Fire Safety and Protection of the Population, told BNT.

Three more bodies were found buried in the illegal cemetery near Klisura and Bankya.

This was reported by Nova TV, stating that the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office has confirmed it. Expert examinations will prove the gender and identity of the victims of the funeral agent Georgi Enev.

7 bodies were found close to a cemetery near Bankya, on the road to Klisura. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Interior.

According to unofficial information, these are elderly people who died of natural causes.

Pre-trial proceedings have been instituted in the case. The investigation is being conducted by the Sofia District Prosecutor's Office.

The celebrations commenced on the occasion of 143 years since the announcement of the April Uprising.

Tonight there will be a commemorative fireworks in Koprivshtitsa.

The culmination of the celebrations is on May 1st. There will be concerts and celebrations, as well as reconstruction of the April Uprising moments.

In 143 schools and kindergartens in the country, the educational process was stopped, the press center of the Ministry of Education and Science announced.

Bulgaria marks the 139th anniversary of the 1876 April Uprising for the liberation of Bulgaria.

Celebrations will be held in different towns and cities in the country, including Koprivshtitsa, Klisura, and Panagyurishte.

Koprivshtitsa was one of the centers of the Uprising and is known for its traditional Bulgarian architecture, making it a very popular tourist destination.

It is the politicians who should take the blame for the events in Rozovo, where inhabitants forced three Syrian refugee families to leave, Bulgaria's Vice President has said.

Margarita Popova made her comments While on a visit to the town of Klisura to mark the 138th Anniversary of the April Uprising against the Ottoman Empire.